io.cucumber.java

Annotation Type DataTableType

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
 @API(status=STABLE)
public @interface DataTableType

Register a data table type.

The signature of the method is used to determine which data table type is registered:

• String -> Author will register a TableCellTransformer
• Map<String, String> -> Author will register a TableEntryTransformer
• List<String> -> Author will register a TableRowTransformer
• DataTable -> Author will register a TableTransformer

NOTE: Author is an example of the class you want to convert the table to.

See Also:

DataTableType

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String[]	replaceWithEmptyString Replace these strings in the Datatable with empty strings.

Element Detail

replaceWithEmptyString

public abstract String[] replaceWithEmptyString

Replace these strings in the Datatable with empty strings.

A data table can only represent absent and non-empty strings. By replacing a known value (for example [empty]) a data table can also represent empty strings.

It is not recommended to use multiple replacements in the same table.

Returns:

strings to be replaced with empty strings.

Default:

{}